Smith & Nephew CFO John Rogers steps down; Palassian named interim CFO during search

Smith & Nephew announced that Chief Financial Officer John Rogers will step down on September 30 to take an external U.S.-based role and will resign from the board immediately, with the company launching a search for his replacement. Pierre Palassian, Senior Vice President Finance and Group Controller, has been appointed interim CFO and will lead the finance function during the transition; Palassian has more than two decades of leadership experience and joined the company in 2017. The move comes after a three-year tenure in which Rogers helped deliver the 12-Point Plan and contributed to the development of the RISE strategy, according to CEO Deepak Nath who thanked him for his contributions. The company emphasized continuity by naming Palassian as interim CFO until a permanent successor is appointed and noted his prior oversight of key operations across Global Operations, R&D, and international markets. The announcements were reported across multiple outlets, all aligning on the key details of Rogers’s departure, Palassian’s interim appointment, and the ongoing search for a permanent replacement.